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linen

[lin-uhn] / ˈlɪn ən /


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Messengers on horseback cross the linen field of vision and bring Harold to meet his nemesis and relative by marriage, Duke William, aka William the Bastard.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

She’s in a vintage black linen skirt, with a top that’s also vintage black linen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Digital disaffection has bled into our lives like dye onto white linen, creeping through every inch of the fabric until it’s covered in amorphous patterns of color; some beautiful, some painfully ugly.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

Wakeley says a well-cut camisole or strappy top can work when worn beneath a linen overshirt, lightweight jacket or tailored co-ord.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

The walls were all heavy wainscoting and damask wallpaper, while the four-poster bed was fitted with fine linen.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

“Sometimes they want to put their personal linens in there. They’ve got pictures in there. Like why are your pictures in my room? I don’t want to know who’s renting to me,” she jokes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

To hide the industrial fixtures, they piled towels, linens and bedding to the ceiling, giving rise to the clutter that became a hallmark of the chain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

Tables were dressed in green linens and had seasonal spring bouquets featuring butterfly ranunculus, phlox, and lily of the valley.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026

She still had the linens, socks and kitchen equipment of three functioning households.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 21, 2025

Edward slapped wide the snowy linens and flounced the pillows.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury


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